Blake Krier, left, poses with Craig Barton, brother of the late Clay Barton, for whom the Clay Barton Scholarship in Business is named after.

Dec 15, 2009 — By ¼ϲʿ News Services — Blake Krier, a senior at Bishop Carroll High School in Wichita, is the winner of ¼ϲʿ's 2010-2011 Clay Barton Scholarship in Business for $44,000.

Dec 16, 2009 — By Shae West — Wichita State communication major Chandra Stauffer took a difficult road to college, but she graduates with honors this fall.

Sarah Thompson

Dec 11, 2009 — By ¼ϲʿ News Services — Kansas high school seniors Jenice Duong and Sarah Thompson have won ¼ϲʿ's Harry Gore Memorial Scholarships.

Dec 10, 2009 — By ¼ϲʿ News Services — Some people who study rural America say the tough economic times and new budget woes could make it too difficult for many rural stoics to hang on. But others suggest the fortitude of the rural elderly simply runs too deep for that.

Dec 10, 2009 — By ¼ϲʿ News Services — After sweeping its third tournament of the season at the Team Match Games, the Wichita State bowling teams didn't fare as well as the men finished second and the women took third at the Leatherneck Classic Dec. 5-6 in Rock Island, Ill.

Dec 10, 2009 — By ¼ϲʿ News Services — More than 8,000 elementary and middle school students will visit ¼ϲʿ when the women's basketball program hosts the third annual Schoolhouse Rocks with the Shocks Day at 12:05 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, in Charles Koch Arena against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Dec 9, 2009 — By ¼ϲʿ News Services — ¼ϲʿ professor Dean Roush will perform a Christmas carillon concert from noon-1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, from the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum at 204 S. Main.

Dec 9, 2009 — By ¼ϲʿ News Services — Bankers and brokers think that two unique variables — the extension and expansion of the homebuyer tax credit through June 2010, and continued low mortgage rates — could keep buyers and sellers active this winter.

Sarah Robinson, executive director of the Wichita Children's Home, is the first Shocker Service Celebration honoree.

Dec 8, 2009 — By ¼ϲʿ News Services — Wichita State's influence in the community is particularly evident at the Wichita Children's Home. In recognition of ¼ϲʿ alumna Sarah Robinson's 26 years of service at WCH, Wichita State and the ¼ϲʿ Alumni Association are holding the first Shocker Service Celebration for Robinson and about 30 children from WCH, as well as WCH staff and board members.

Dec 15, 2009 — By ¼ϲʿ News Services — ¼ϲʿ has chosen the top 10 finalists in the annual Distinguished Scholarship Invitational.